The incident is being blamed on the governor's chauffeur who, the
government says, left the car unattended while the the
banker was at a meeting - something the agency's three official
drivers are, of course, not supposed to do.

The documents had "differing
levels of security classification," the central bank said,
and included information like staff reports and briefing notes.
They say there were no details in the pilfered papers about the
direction of interest rates or other intensely sensitive
information.

But it's humiliating for the bank.

Imagine if the stolen papers talked about interest-rate
decisions, quarterly economic forecasts or any other juicy nugget
that could seriously affect markets.

On the occasions that the bank does decide to release
information to journalists, for example, they're "escorted by an
armed guard to a basement room where they turn in their
electronic devices and remain “locked up” with the material until
the time it’s set to be released," the Globe and Mail
explains.

Authorities have recovered the travel bag but haven't been able
to confirm if all that was inside is still there, and there's
been no arrests. And no word yet on whether the errant driver has
been disciplined.